The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand is an international society for collectors of the postage stamps and postal history of New Zealand and her Dependencies. The Society was formed in 1888 by stamp collectors based in Wellington, New Zealand as The Philatelic Society of New Zealand. The Royal prefix was granted in 1946, and since then the Patron of the Society has been the Governor-General of New Zealand or the Governor-General's spouse. A number of members have been appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.

Objects

The Society's primary function is to promote research and the publication of results for the stamps and postal history of New Zealand and her Dependencies. The Society has the following additional objects, as listed in its rules:

Publications

In 1956 the Society won the Crawford Medal of The Royal Philatelic Society London for the third volume of The Postage Stamps of New Zealand.